Comments on: How to Cook Wild Food http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/how-to-cook-wild-food/ A Project For Blandford Nature Center & Mixed Greens Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:27:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Janet http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/how-to-cook-wild-food/#comment-120 Janet Mon, 05 May 2008 12:55:01 +0000 http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-120 I've been a grazer for years and have found chickweed, dandelion, lambsquarters and violet flowers to make wonderful salad. I don't do so much cooking of those weeds. As far as a cooked weed goes, if you can get them before they're 5-6 inches tall, the tops of nettles are great in a soup. In fact nettles were one of the main ingredients in "spring tonic" since they show so early and have such an amazing abundance of nutrients. I actually eat the very tops raw. ps Both my kids attended Blandford School and I did edible wild plant identification during the Spring of each year they were there. I’ve been a grazer for years and have found chickweed, dandelion, lambsquarters and violet flowers to make wonderful salad. I don’t do so much cooking of those weeds.

As far as a cooked weed goes, if you can get them before they’re 5-6 inches tall, the tops of nettles are great in a soup. In fact nettles were one of the main ingredients in “spring tonic” since they show so early and have such an amazing abundance of nutrients. I actually eat the very tops raw.

ps Both my kids attended Blandford School and I did edible wild plant identification during the Spring of each year they were there.

]]> By: ricebeansmixedgreens http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/how-to-cook-wild-food/#comment-107 ricebeansmixedgreens Thu, 01 May 2008 14:57:21 +0000 http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-107 Thanks for sharing this valereee! Thanks for sharing this valereee!

]]> By: valereee http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/how-to-cook-wild-food/#comment-105 valereee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:31:15 +0000 http://ricebeansmixedgreens.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-105 I have a recipe (and identification tips) for wild garlic <a href="http://cincinnatilocavore.blogspot.com/2008/03/foraging-wild-garlic.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> I have a recipe (and identification tips) for wild garlic here.

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